The Machine Project Project Space for Projects

Machine Project is proud to announce the Machine Project Project Space for Projects! Visible from our front window, the MPPSfP is a smallish room constructed inside our already-smallish storefront space. We are inviting artists to do short residencies in the space that will be 2 hours to 2 weeks in length, and may include psychedelic ping pong, performance, song, and our first ever group show.

FORMERLY IN THE MACHINE PROJECT PROJECT SPACE FOR PROJECTS

June 9 – July 15: A selection of events curated by Amy Garofano

Blurring the line between performance and exhibition, this series of events uses the Machine Project Project Space for Projects as a container for both actions and the effects of those actions. Each artist in this series will create an event that doubles as an opening. During the event the work will be in flux. The aftermath of the event will remain in the space to operate as a monument, remnant, diary entry, time capsule, or trace. In the days following the event, visitors can experience the aftermath from the storefront window as a kind of forensic tableau.

Thursday, July 17th, 8-10pm: Kristin Cammermeyer | After After and So On

As a finale to this series, Kristin Cammermeyer will be working in the space July 11th – 15th to produce a sculptural collage that uses materials from each of the performances and initiates the physical collapse and deconstruction of the Machine Project Project Space itself. Abstracted video documentation of the performances will be layered with dislocated walls and materials collected from the events. The work will serve as an archive and compression of the past performances with the real-time condition of the site at which they transpired. Closing party July 17th, 8-10pm.

Rabble is an imprint of Insert Blanc Press dedicated to the publication of innovative critical writing in pamphlet form. The evening will include readings, performances, and other occasions of rabble rousing by Myers, Timmons, Alexandra Grant, Doug Harvey, Tyler Stallings, and others.

Beloved of occultist, nationalists, conspiracy theorists, and celebrity watchers, The Stars Down to Earth will present a performative meditation on the history, interpretation and geometry of the humble, five-pointed star.

Fresh Hot Dogs is a performance and installation by Lindsay Preston Zappas. After grabbing a freshly grilled hot dog, viewers will be invited to enter the installation – a brick flanked motif that will house a series of sculptures, live performers, a video projection, and a series of photographs and drawings.

Usually appearing as a trickster, a culture hero or both, Coyote also often appears in creation myths and etiological myths. Although often appearing in stories as male, Coyote can be female, hermaphrodite, or gender changing, in traditional Aboriginal stories.

Friday, May 23rd, 8-10pm: Marcel Alcalá | Crusin’ for a Brusin’

An exhibition of paintings and drawings will coincide with a performative video shoot in collaboration with Young Anthem aka Bird Monet and Peter Luber.

Sasha Bergstrom-Katz and Sam Kahn showcase three original works from their ongoing mixed-media collaboration Conversations. In four ninety-minute sessions the artists will work with theater actors in a state of rehearsal and revision to stage autobiographical scenes they have written.

3:00pm – 4:30pm “No Point in Fighting,” text by S. Bergstrom-Katz

5:00pm – 6:30pm “Across Town,” text by S. Kahn

7:00pm – 8:30pm “Avocado Shaker,” text by S. Bergstrom-Katz

Saturday, April 26th, 8-10pm: Stephen Kugelberg | Yuccalled?

A musical sculpture comprised of familiar objects.

Friday, April 25th, 8-10pm: Jeremy Dorrance | Authentic Veezo

A brisk declaration to bland, contemporary space, the obsessive pop performer, and the strange in-between.

Friday, April 18th, 8pm: Zahastra Morningstar | The Power of Self Expression

Zahastra Morningstar will present two separate artists talks, drawing parallels between seemingly unrelated topics. A powerpoint accompanies the talk but does not explicitly supplement the lecture. Each talk runs ten minutes or less.